From picking up corpses to becoming a true god of America

Upon hearing that Ye Xiao was helping Director Smith with his work, Seth was so shocked he almost fainted.

These young people from Tokyo University are too naive.

They seem like overgrown children, always having an unimaginable trust and dependence on the police and the government.

This is completely incomprehensible to Americans.

In this country, everyone—government officials, police officers, and citizens—has their own responsibilities and obligations.

Government organization and management, police enforcement, and citizens' lives are like parallel railway tracks, operating stably without interfering with each other.

If they intersect, a catastrophic event comparable to a train derailment could occur.

Seth has seen many naive international students who, because they trusted the police or immigration officials, ended up having their passports revoked and being deported.

Ignoring the fact that there were other people around, Seth grabbed Ye Xiao's arm tightly and quickly reminded him.

"Ye, you have no idea what Chief Smith has done!"

"He's not what you think. That guy tried to sacrifice the entire community just to catch that person."

"You've been used by him!"

Ye Xiao gently touched the corpse and extracted a seed without leaving a trace.

[13 sanity points consumed, remaining sanity points: 64/125]

He then raised his head, his expression calm: "How could it be exploitation? I did it voluntarily."

"What?"

Seth couldn't believe his ears: "What exactly did Smith promise you?"

"Do you think that such a small amount of power would make me betray my conscience?"

"Otherwise, do you want to be the bureau chief?"

"Seth, think about it carefully."

Ye Xiao suddenly lowered his voice.

"This matter has blown up so much, the higher-ups will definitely send someone to demand a reasonable explanation from us, right?"

"What if we could take this opportunity to expose this?"

Ye Xiao had already planned it all out.

Take advantage of Smith's illness and kill him!

When the Seattle Police Department reports to the public, take the opportunity to leak this information.

At that time, a police chief who disregards human life will draw all the attention.

Smith, who was terminally ill, had little energy to argue anything.

The new bureau chief will most likely not bother with the mess he left behind.

After hearing Ye Xiao's explanation, Seth felt his breathing quicken and large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Who exactly said these Dongda students are naive and easy to bully?

Seth was initially anxious because he had fallen out with Chief Smith and might not be able to stay in the police force anymore.

This was an extremely serious blow to him.

Daily expenses and the pension will slowly kill him.

Even her daughter, Eileen, might not be able to stay with her; she could be forcibly sent to an institution or adopted.

Seth never expected that while he was filled with worry, Ye Xiao was already planning how to seduce Chief Smith.

They even thought about where to bury him.

"How's it going, Seth?"

Ye Xiao asked in a deep voice, "You're a veteran criminal investigator; you're more professional than me at presenting evidence."

"I……"

Seth hesitated for a moment, and under Ye Xiao's piercing gaze, he suddenly felt ashamed.

How could a veteran policeman be less daring than a student who is still in school?

Seth even wondered if Ye Xiao had made this plan because he knew that Ye Xiao had fallen out with Chief Smith.

Since that's the case, what else is there to say!

"I see."

Seth bit his lip and looked at Ye Xiao with a resolute expression: "Leave this to me. Try not to get involved."

"Smith wasn't the only one involved in this incident. I'll try my best to compile a list for you and see who else is left in the department."

"Don't worry about me. After Mike and his gang died, I'm one of the most senior guys in the department."

Ye Xiao looked at Seth with some surprise, not expecting him to have taken on all the responsibilities.

But this is for the best.

Judging from Seth's tone, it seems he also wants to kill Smith.

Ye Xiao readily agreed.

But just as he was about to leave, Seth suddenly stopped him.

"By the way, Ye, would you be interested in becoming Eileen's godfather?"

"What?"

Ye Xiao was genuinely frightened this time.

He wasn't this surprised even when facing countless armed bandits.

"Look, Eileen likes you so much, but I don't usually have time to take care of her."

Seth rubbed his hands together, his face showing a mixture of unease and anxiety.

She seemed worried that Ye Xiao would refuse, and quickly said so.

"I just wanted to make sure that if anything happens in the future, you can continue to take care of her..."

"Why are you saying all this?"

Ye Xiao pursed his lips, feeling inexplicably that the scene was somewhat like a brother entrusting his orphan to someone else.

But when Ye Xiao thought about Seth's predicament, he could understand why Seth was so uneasy.

"Don't worry, I promise you."

"But I still have things to take care of right now."

Ye Xiao agreed and turned to leave the scene.

On the drive to the medical center, he let out a deep breath.

Fortunately, he had saved a restaurant of people earlier, which kept his sanity high enough to help Ye Xiao search through all the corpses.

Unfortunately, no high-quality seeds were extracted that night.

Now, those ordinary white seeds and excellent green seeds no longer offer much benefit to Ye Xiao.

He now only has six blue-quality seeds and one purple extraordinary seed, [Desire], left.

That extraordinary purple seed of desire was extracted by Ye Xiao from that unfortunate auditor.

Because the name sounds strange, I've never dared to use it.

But now we can't do without it.

Ye Xiao gritted his teeth and decisively buried the seed in his chest.

Soon, he felt a strange sensation flood his mind.

This feeling is completely different from before.

It wasn't a strong sense of power, but rather a feeling mixed with pleasant emotions such as excitement, comfort, and ease.

Ye Xiao was very familiar with this feeling.

It's like being with your beautiful girlfriend, gazing at the city's night view from a high-end restaurant, and enjoying elegant music.

The head chef walked up with a beaming smile, confidently introducing the excellent ingredients from all over the world used that evening, the immortals who provided them, and the special wines that were paired with them.

A few hours later, I carried my car, which was filled with ethanol, into the garage.

The car was slightly smoky, with a faint aroma of perfume, and the fuel tank cap was not closed.

Before I could even find my seatbelt, my leg was suddenly pulled by the accelerator, the seat tightened around my waist, the vehicle activated its autopilot mode, the motor spun at high frequency, and we were on the highway.

[Mental Ability: Level 2 (5→31/100)]

These are truly purple-quality seeds!

It suddenly increased by 26 points in attributes, and that was the most difficult attribute to improve: mental ability.

However, what surprised Ye Xiao even more was the special trait he subsequently acquired.

[Sinking]: You receive one Seed of Desire each day, which can amplify the inner desires of the parasitized person.

Amplify desires?

Ye Xiao was very curious about just how much this trait could amplify a person's inner desires.

Because people's inner desires are not actually unified.

Most people want money, but occasionally they also hope that someone can understand them or that they can be respected by others.

More importantly, many people don't even know what they really want; they just vaguely conclude that they need money!